union local
Workers' neighborhood chapter
A union local is a chapter of a labor union organized at a specific workplace or geographic area.
Members belong to both the local and the larger parent union, but the local handles day-to-day matters—collecting dues, filing grievances, negotiating with immediate employers.
The union local voted to authorize a strike.
Locals are typically identified by number: Teamsters Local 705.
- shop stewardElected worker liaison
- stewardManager for another
- duesRegular membership payments
- chapterDivision of a book
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
bargaining · grievance · contract · membership · good standing · card check · strike · work stoppage · picket · solidarity · rep · hall · meeting · workers · organizer · labor movement · seniority · delegate
- labor relationslabor relations, labor disputes, collective agreement, bargaining, labor negotiations
- labor unionsAFL-CIO, Teamsters, shop steward, stewards, teamsters
union localnational union
Countrywide workers' collective
federation · AFL-CIO · umbrella organization · national leadership · confederation
union localmanagement
Organizing and directing resources
corporate headquarters · employer · company · ownership · corporate board
union, local, unions, unionize, unionized, unionization, unionist, unionism, reunite